Interesting that there's a lot more money in the tree than under it

Dinny, we should do lunch next week and we can mess around with your S95. The camera should be perfectly capable of taking usable pictures, in all types of light.

Just in case any NEX users wanna beta test a SLR Magic HyperPrime 23mm f/1.7...

Took a walk during lunch. Started at the place that will instantly become the coolest place in the neighborhood at 10 AM tomorrow morning. The new Super Apple Store.

Then I walked over to the Library at Bryant Park to see the wild life.

Practicing studio lighting with manual control.

Alien Bee AB800 strobe in PBL umbrella softbox high camera left

YN467 speedlight with diffusor camera right, both wirelessly triggered via RF603

Dream by drjlo1, on Flickr

A little heavy handed in lightroom but what do you guys think?

Edited December 10, 201114 yr by crappyjones123

Nice. The kid is my favorite.

Some Malibu sunset shots for all the people in the frozen area I left this morning.

IMG_7076 by drjlo1, on Flickr

Some from the Getty Villa and Malibu Canyon.

Looks very familiar Jeff. you are in my neighborhood. Is that Kanen road? Very very nice. It is obvious you are shooting the canyons in the winter, were it July there would be no green or clouds.

That is actually Los Virgenes or something like that (Malibu Canyon). I just drove down Kanen though coming back from the beach.

I should have known that. We used to take Las Virgenes/ Malibu Canyon on our bike rides as Kanen is dangerous for cyclists. Las Virgenes never looked that good you have a very nice eye,

I didn't realize this was your area. I saw a nice vineyard on Kanen, looks like it was perched on the top of a mountain.

Nikon D4 specs:

• 16.2 MP
  
• 11 fps
  
• 100-102,400 native ISO range, expandable to 50 and 204,800
  
• CF + XQD memory card slots! That's right, the Nikon D4 will have the new Compact Flash XQD memory card slot.
  
• Compatible with the new Nikon WT-5 wireless transmitter
  
• Integrated Ethernet in the camera
  
• Face detection/recognition function that will be working in the viewfinder (maybe some type of a hybrid viewfinder? Nikon had several related patents)
  
• Improved video, I have no other details on that but my guess is 1080p/30/25/24 and 720p/60/30/25/24 similar to the Nikon D800
  
• Uncompressed video out through the HDMI port
  
• Ability to assign the two buttons on the front of the camera to smooth aperture control during video recording
  
• Improved 51 AF points
  
• AF detection range will go down to EV-2.0 (the D3s went to EV -1)
  
• Autofocus system: 9 cross-type sensors that are operational up to f/8
  

Read more on NikonRumors.com:

http://nikonrumors.com/#ixzz1gHvBYR4m

I didn't realize this was your area. I saw a nice vineyard on Kanen, looks like it was perched on the top of a mountain.

I think it's called Malibu vineyards....... you've had much better wines I am sure.

Is that where "Turning Stomach" wines come from?

Canon S95 for $280 shipped:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&N=0&AID=10848188&PID=552179&Q=&Ntt=EMBL1212CA95&A=endecaSearch&SID=VHVpUWZBb0JDamdBQUVuVUFRd0FBQUc1

Sony NEX-5K/B w/kit zoom lens $450 shipped:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003MPWBB6?m=A185V8Q901AMWI

Those landscapes are beautiful!

In other news, read about the guy who sold me my Leica D-LUX5 at his local store back in March:

http://www.gazette.com/articles/shop-130067-local-owner.html

http://www.gazette.com/articles/godec-130136-arrested-one.html

Call this one CatsEye. Inspired by sudden thunderstorm in So Cal today.

CatsEye by drjlo1, on Flickr

A couple more low light samples from the S100

Freedom Tower lit up for Christmas

Colin lit up by 4 Pinkaritas in a very low light restaurant.

1/8 f2.0 ISO 1600

I see a new drinking pose standard being set.

Edited December 17, 201114 yr by mikeymad

Killer deal for the Nikon shooters.

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/pho/2759800841.html

Killer deal for the Nikon shooters.

http://newyork.craig...2759800841.html

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